Here are some that I freeze often. Touch of Lemon Sugar Cookies Source: Pillsbury "Cookies, Cookies & More Cookies" 1980 2 c sugar 1 c butter, softened 1T grated lemon peel c lemon juice 1 tsp vanilla 2 eggs 3-1/4 c AP flour 1 tsp salt 1 tsp soda 1 tsp cream of tartar Sugar Preheat oven to 325F. Lightly grease cookie sheets. In large bowl, combine sugar, butter, lemon peel, lemon juice, vanilla and eggs. Cream until smooth. Lightly spoon floour into measuring cup and level off. Stir in flour, salt, soda and cream of tartar until well blended. Shape dough into 1" balls, roll in sugar and place two inches apart on prepared cookie sheets. Bake 15-20 minutes or until lightly browned. (Cookies will be soft in center). Makes 4-5 dozen cookies Basic Shortbreads 1 1/4 c AP flour 3 T sugar 1/2 c butter Mix sugar and flour, cut in butter until fine crumbs and it starts to stick to itself. For Elfin Bites, stir in 2 T of Candy Ball Sprinkles. Pat dough out on a non greased cookie sheet into a 8x5" rectangle. Cut into 1/2 cubes and seperate. Bake at 325F for about 8\-10 minutes or until bottoms just start to brown. Cool on wire rack that has a sheet of wax paper over it.(Just in case they thought about falling through the "cracks".) For Cherry Shortbread, (pictured above) stir in a 1/2 c of drained well finely chopped Maraschino cherries. Once additives are in, knead until a dough is formed. Roll dough out on floured surface to 1/2" thick, cut out with 1 1/2\-2" heart cutter. Bake at 325F for 20\-25 minutes or until bottoms just turn light brown. Cool. Melt together 1 c semi sweet chocolate chips and 2 t sortening. Dip half of the cookie or drizzle. let set on wax paper to firm. Posted 12/06 by Terri\_pacnw Chocolate Walnut Crumb Bars 1 c butter, softened 2 c all purpose flour ½ c granulated sugar ¼ tsp salt 2 c Nestle semi sweet chocolate chips, divided 1-1/4 c (14 oz can) Sweetened Condensed milk 1 tsp vanilla 1 c walnuts, chopped Beat butter in large mixer bowl until creamy. Beat in flour, sugar and salt until crumbly. With floured fingers, press 2 cups of crumb mixture into greased 9 x 13 baking pan. Reserve remaining crumb mixture. Bake 10-12 minutes at 350F or until edges are browned. Warm 1-1/2 cups chocolate chips and milk in small, heavy saucepan over low heat, stirring until smooth. Stir in vanilla, spread over hot crust. Stir walnuts and remaining chips into reserved crumb mixture, sprinkle over chocolate filling. Bake 25-30 minutes at 350F or until center is set. Cool in pan on wire rack. Yield: 2-1/2 dozen bars Holiday Biscotti Source: Giada DeLaurentis 2 cups all\-purpose flour 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder 3/4 cup sugar 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature 1 teaspoon grated lemon zest 1/4 teaspoon salt 2 large eggs 3/4 cup pistachios, coarsely chopped 2/3 cup dried cranberries 12 ounces good\-quality white chocolate, chopped Red and green sugar crystals, for garnish Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a heavy large baking sheet with parchment paper. Whisk the flour and baking powder in a medium bowl to blend. Using an electric mixer, beat the sugar, butter, lemon zest, and salt in a large bowl to blend. Beat in the eggs 1 at a time. Add the flour mixture and beat just until blended. Stir in the pistachios and cranberries. Form the dough into a 13\-inch long, 3\-inch wide log on the prepared baking sheet. Bake until light golden, about 40 minutes. Cool for 30 minutes. Place the log on the cutting board. Using a sharp serrated knife, cut the log on a diagonal into 1/2 to 3/4\-inch\-thick slices. Arrange the biscotti, cut side down, on the baking sheet. Bake the biscotti until they are pale golden, about 15 minutes. Transfer the biscotti to a rack and cool completely. Stir the chocolate in a bowl set over a saucepan of simmering water until the chocolate melts. Dip half of the biscotti into the melted chocolate. Gently shake off the excess chocolate. Place the biscotti on the baking sheet for the chocolate to set. Sprinkle with the sugar crystals. Refrigerate until the chocolate is firm, about 35 minutes. The biscotti can be made ahead. Store them in an airtight container up to 4 days, or wrap them in foil and freeze in resealable plastic bags up to 3 weeks. Linda

lakeguy35: Have you tried this? (copied & pasted from another thread on ginger cookies) RE: OMG Old Original Annie! Posted by loves2cook4six (My Page) on Thu, Jun 4, 09 at 18:03 lynda The ginger is really easy. It's a siple syrup with 3 parts sugar to three parts water and 1 part sliced ginger. Directions: Peel the ginger and slice it into rounds about 1/8 inch thick. For every cup of ginger slices, bring 3 cups water and 3 cups sugar to a boil in a large sauce pan. When the sugar is completely dissolved, add the ginger and boil for 45 minutes, until the ginger is sweet and tender. Drain the ginger, reserving the liquid. Place the ginger on a rack to dry for 30 minutes, then toss it with enough granulated sugar to coat. Let it dry on wax paper and then store in an airtight container. Boil the reserved liquid until it is reduced to a syrup with a consistency somewhere between maple syrup and honey. This will intensify its flavor. This syrup can be used for pancakes, waffles, or ice cream, and is an extra bonus for making your own candied ginger. The ginger is delicious eaten as candy, and can also be used in recipes calling for candied ginger. If you don't want to make it yourself but don't want to spend a fortune for it, look in an Asian grocery store, where the price will be much less than it is at the supermarket. Notes: The left over syrup can be strained and stored in the fridge. It's great over ice cream and can be added to Jams etc Sorry, don't mean to hijack anyone's thread. Rusty

I think I'll call them Annie's Crack Cookies from now on. LOL You guys should've been here as Erin was writing her reply above. Numerous attempts and misspellings made her grumpy and she'd yell at me about how to spell something. My favorite part - "And I sat down in the chair and stretched for a few minutes and I watched TV for another few minutes and I stretched again and I watched TV again so anyways my mom and I just wanted to tell you how delicious the cookies were." Apparently stretching & watching TV are an integral part of eating good cookies in my household. At least for a 9-year-old girl they are, LOL!

LOL, Bragu, thanks for the numbers. (grin) FOAS, I don't make them nearly as often as I used to, and the batch makes so many that I just freeze balls of dough on sheet pans then dump them into ziplock bags and keep them in the freezer. I was out, but I'm not any more, and now I have some for next week when Mother comes to stay for a few days. Plus my stepdaughter's husband says they are the best cookie he's ever had and they are coming to visit around Thanksgiving, so I can have some in the freezer all ready to bake.. Cloud Swift, I hope you heal up quickly and completely. Cookies are good medicine, be sure to eat lots! edie, I know that molasses cookies are kind of "old fashioned", but I still like them the best. LindaC, she seemed to be able to handle cookies with both hands and mentioned that she could use some help with an upcoming bake sale. She's definitely not able to bake anything. No good deed goes unpunished... Chloebud, I have to get my baking fix somehow, plus practice for Christmas! Sheilajoyce, My nickname wasn't nearly that nice, LOL, but I do like cookies. And, it gave us enough energy to finish up those QuickBooks, so it was a pretty good day. Annie